The Eye sometimes winks. CBS, which became the most-watched network on a diet of meat-and-potatoes criminal procedurals, is adding some spice to its offerings. Last season, it tried an apocalyptic serial, Jericho, which was revived from cancellation by a fan uprising.

Imagine if your life came scored and choreographed. That's the experience of Viva Laughlin's central character, Ripley Holden. When he wants to open a casino, he struts about and joins Elvis in Viva Las Vegas. When his predatory mistress won't let him go, they engage in an aggressive duet of Blondie's One Way or Another.

The period leading up to the Academy Awards is a heady time for any Oscar nominee. But as an outsider, largely unknown on this continent, best-actress nominee Imelda Staunton is determined to savor the attention and hoopla.

This week, Mike Clark looks at the DVDs for Dirty Pretty Things, Shattered Glass, Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary as well as lesser-known films like The Magdalene Sisters, The Osterman Weekend and The Singing Detective.

Stephen King still isn't sure whether he'll pop up in one of his Hitchcock-style cameos in Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital. "You can't call what I do acting. But if they find a cameo, I may do it because I've got a lot of sliced ham in my personality. ... A lot depends on how well I feel," says the horror genre master.